Hardship withdrawals

This is an email regarding an update for a Hardship Withdrawal and Tuition Petition. The withdrawal was submitted for the quarter of Spring 2017. The petition committee denied the student's request.

I remember appreciating this quarter and the classes I was taking. I was in a Girls in Film class that met at the Northwest Film Forum and two other classes at UWB. This is one of the quarters that I got down on myself for because it was not as if I was not capable of completing them. I was doing very well in class, and always participated, but then I reached burnout. I found out more about this later on. I wanted to include this in my portfolio because this is still a part of my journey. If we want to carry less shame then we accept things for the way that they are. Also, many times I felt shame about something it was because I felt like an outlier. Once I found conversations of vulnerability from others, I found more comfort in myself. I hope anyone who feels/felt like an outlier understands that it is not just them. It never is.